Insects
This is a summary table of all insects discovered in A Tale in the Desert 8. Insects are a Resource that serve a variety of purposes, including to learn the Fly Tying skill and for use in Fishing.
In order to find insects, you need to have learned the skill Arthropodology at a School of Worship. There are several stages of Arthropodology, and each level allows you to find more insects at a time.
Insect Summary
Resource | Weight | Bulk | Rarity | Brief Description |
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Ash Centipede | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect. |
Bat Mite | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep and while slaughtering rabbits. |
Bloodworm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. |
Bristleworm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. |
Camel Weavel | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect. |
Clay Slug | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate. |
Clearwing | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions. |
Corkscrew Asp | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones. |
Corn Maggot | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers or Onions. |
Desert Millipede | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Dew Fly | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Onions, Thorns and Cabbage. |
Feather Midge | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Footworm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus. |
Fruit Maggot | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax. |
Glass Worm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine. |
Golden Asp | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Grass Slug | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect. |
Honey Fly | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Leaf Snapper | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*. |
Mud Asp | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones. |
Needleworm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. |
Nightwing | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions. |
Nippleworm | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. |
Orchid Hopper | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions. |
Oyster Mite | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters. |
Pickel Slug | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones. |
Queen Maggot | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones. |
Raspberry Moth | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while Carrots. |
Red Cricket | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Ringed Wasp | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Rose Mite | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens. |
Rose Swallowtail | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting flax (Old Dog)and from gathering thorns. |
Ruby Hornborrer | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Cabbage, Onions, or Carrots. |
Salt Mite | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Sand Mite | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Slime Moth | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect. |
Snowberry Butterfly | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax. |
Spittlebug | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns. |
Toad Sawfly | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch. |
White Mealybug | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate. |
White Sawfly | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch. |
Woodmoth | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax. |
Wooly Aphid | 1 | 1 | ? | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Lists of Insects by Class
Ground Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Digging
- Collecting Slate
- Collecting Clay
- Collecting Dirt
- Collecting Sand or Mud (not in the same spot)
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Queen Maggot | Ground | 1 |
Pickel Slug | Ground | 2 |
White Mealybug | Ground | ? |
Mud Asp | Ground | ? |
Clay Slug | Ground | ? |
Blister Beetle | Ground | ? |
Corkscrew Asp | Ground | ? |
Wood-Tree Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Gather Wood
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Golden Asp | Wood | ? |
Ringed Wasp | Wood | 2 |
Wooly Aphid | Wood | ? |
Horned Hookworm | Wood | ? |
Red Cricket | Wood | 3 |
Desert Millipede | Wood | 1 |
Ash Centipede | Wood | ? |
Water Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Pick Fertile Papyrus
- Gather Water (not in the same spot)
- Collect a gem from a Water Mine
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Oyster Mite | Water | 1 |
Glass Worm | Water | 2 |
Footworm | Water | 3 |
Bloodworm | Water | ? |
Nippleworm | Water | ? |
Bristleworm | Water | ? |
Needleworm | Water | ? |
Herb Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Forage Herbs, whether successful or not
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Grass Slug | Herb | ? |
Salt Mite | Herb | 2 |
Feather Midge | Herb | ? |
Camel Weevel | Herb | ? |
Honey Fly | Herb | 1 |
Sand Mite | Herb | 3 |
Slime Moth | Herb | ? |
Livestock Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
White Sawfly | Livestock | 1 |
Bat Mite | Livestock | 2 |
Rose Mite | Livestock | 3 |
Toad Sawfly | Livestock | 4 |
Hairy Slug | Livestock | 5 |
Skinlicker | Livestock | 6 |
Stone Fly | Livestock | 7 |
Crop Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Harvest a bed of Flax, Barley, or Wheat
- Harvest Vegetables
- Collect Thorns
Insect | Class | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Fruit Maggot | Crop | ? |
Rose Swallowtail | Crop | ? |
Spittlebug | Crop | ? |
Orchid Hopper | Crop | ? |
Dew Fly | Crop | ? |
Snowberry Butterfly | Crop | ? |
Ruby Hornborrer | Crop | ? |
Corn Maggot | Crop | ? |
Raspberry Moth | Crop | ? |
Nightwing | Crop | ? |
Woodmoth | Crop | ? |
Leafhopper | Crop | ? |
Leaf Snapper | Crop | ? |
Clearwing | Crop | ? |
Crop Dwelling Insects have 14, so broken down into 2 different rarity groups of 7 insects each.
See also